Yahoo Image Search. I think they’re from Monster Hunter Video Games.
So I’m hunting for blog posts to do in October and a good suggestion was made from the list of ideas. Halloween is the big event that month, so I’ll be focusing on monsters. This means two things that require a little participation.
Monster Maker!
For those new to the blog or missed the previous 2 times, this is a little game that started in Israel for me. I was there on a summer trip and a few fellow tour members liked giving me fake words to turn into monsters. I transferred it here and had some fun. An example is the following from last year courtesy of John W. Howell:
Meagain
“A majestic horse that roams the prairie of Southliver. Most of them are white and brown, but there have been sightings of black, red, and purple colors. Unlike other horses, the Meagain gives off an odd glow that is stronger depending on the purity of the spirit. They are also much more intelligent. People have been able to communicate clearly with these animals even without a common language. Meagains are also good problem solvers and those in captivity have been known to pick locks with their narrow tongues. Avoid getting kicked because they have barbs on their hooves that can deliver a powerful hallucinogen.”
The rules are simple:
- Put 2-3 fake words in the comments. These are words that don’t exist, so I can’t go looking something up for inspiration. All straight from the mind.
- I’ll divide the suggestions among the 5 Fridays of October and give credit to each contributor.
- All of us have fun. Hopefully.
Now for the second bit of fun to cover Mondays and Wednesdays:
Windemere Bestiary
There is a lengthy poll at the bottom of this post to get votes on monsters to highlight from the LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE books. A lot of strange ones have popped up, so this is a time to delve further into their habits and origins. I won’t be putting Drites and Dragons on the list due to them already getting quite a bit of attention. That isn’t to say Fizzle won’t be lending a hand here . . . mwahaha!
So please vote in the poll, leaves some Monster Maker Words, and feel free to suggest a creature that you liked in the books and I forgot to include. Enjoy.
Legends of Windemere 
quifix
scopaloper
midink
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Thanks. 🙂
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Fun stuff ahead. Reminds me I need to finish writing Macabre Macaroni. I voted for the cockatrice out of professional curiosity. I have an important one in one of my books, and even got him tattooed on my shoulder. Fun words? Those are hard. Jambphibians, cryptiles, hemocites.
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So far I’ve only seen votes for the griffin and the cockatrice. I’ll probably grab random ones from each released book if I don’t get enough votes. This weekend might be a tough one to do anything with.
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October is going to be a great deal of fun. I love monsters, and the game sounds absolutely delightful. My fake words are Druidate, and Enlacopeadia 🙂
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Thanks. Hope it is. Some of the monsters winning in the poll are unexpected. So I’ll have to put on my thinking cap for them. 🙂
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I voted for Cyclops – I’m looking forward to the feature 😀
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That’s the one I really didn’t expect. I’ll have to do more with them now. Probably should use them again in a series too.
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They are fascinating creatures. I always liked them in Greek mythology 😀
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I’ll admit now that I didn’t go that route. Lumbering, one-eyed beasts with death beams that shoot from their corneas. Kind of like the angry, never invited to Thanksgiving dinner cousin of the various Giant species.
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AWESOME! Now I can’t wait 😀
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I closed my eyes and tapped the keyboard and got Vikpistxlds and kwargbim. 🙂
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I’ll do my best with those. 🙂
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Words: furbfur, toadant (believe it or not, this is not a real word), miliflees, bobarr.
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Thanks. Though I might only do 3 of them. Kept the number low in case I had a lot of people and had to double up. Last time I didn’t do a limit, I was stuck with some massive posts.
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Okay! I understand!
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